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Mar 1, 20163 min read

Revealing structure: X-ray crystallography

Amy Thompson revisits the technique that science has overlooked

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Mar 1, 20162 min read

Ludwig Prandtl: the father of modern aerodynamics

Take smooth flights for granted? Siddharth Trivedi meets the man behind the mechanics

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Mar 1, 20162 min read

Plenty of room at the bottom?

Visionary or mere daydreamer? Siddharth Trivedi investigates Feynman’s contributions to nanoengineering

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Dec 1, 20152 min read

Thorium: the nuclear fuel of the future?

Thorium in nuclear power is described by its proponents as a “superfuel”. But what makes it better than what we have now?

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